remyhelps123

I have tried drinking green tea in the past. I drank cans and cans of Arizona green tea thinking it was helping my skin, but it was absolutely doing the opposite. There is so much sugar in those things but I didn't even realize because I was young and didn't care to really look at the fine print. The sugar spiked my insulin levels which then stirred up inflammation in my skin and whammo-zammo I had pimples up the ying-yang.

 

I tried real green tea in 2011 with little results. It tasted horrible and seemed to not really do much for my skin, so I ended up stopping the green tea after a while and my skin returned to its usual state of zitty-zitty-bang-bang.

 

Last month I gave in and tried green tea again. The most natural kind I could find. And I made sure it was DECAFFEINATED this time based on what I have seen and heard in my many days of creeping around the internet and hearing about how caffeine can really aggravate acne.

 

My skin looks amazing! I'm shocked and happy and feel like others should know about this simple remedy that also fights back against cancer and free radicals (which age your skin in the long run, so one would think that drinking this will also help keep you looking younger)! I drink three cups of decaffeinated natural-as-can-be green tea that I buy from Wal-Mart every day and it has honestly made a shocking improvement in my skin. My confidence is returning and I feel like I'm getting my life back...!

 

I believe it helps so much because it keeps the inflammation down as well as detoxes the body. It's healthy, cheap, and totally works!

Just felt like I would share this bit of information so that others might find some saving grace and happier days.

I think what sasch12 was saying is that accutane gave them depression. I took accutane 3 years ago myself and it totally messes with your mind. You feel awesome while on it because of all the days of clear skin but once you're off of it and the spots come back you feel horrible about it beyond measure.

I refuse to go back on it because of side effects I encountered while on the drug and all the reading I've done on people who took it for years and years only to ruin their bodies later on. I have a friend who has IBS because of accutane. I have friends who are going bald because of accutane. I've read posts from people who say that their bones are weak because of accutane. Accutane has even been linked to a strange side effect that makes sex less enjoyable. The brain doesn't enjoy pleasure the exact same way, and it can get dramatically worse (less enjoyable) after each round of accutane. The list goes on and on.

I personally think that accutane should be avoided. I've been drinking two cups of vegetable juice a day for the past 5 months and it has done wonders for my skin. It sounds simple and foolish but if you're truly drinking REAL vegetable juice (and not V8 "fruit smoothies" that are filled with sugar).. then you're going to see amazing results.

Also Accutane can wrinkle up your face from making that oil disappear. We NEED oils to keep our faces hydrated.. Some people may be sad about the acne on their faces now.. but years down the road they're likely to age a lot better than dry skinned people (and accutane users for that matter).

It kind of comes down to a simple battle of Quick Fix VS. Healthy Treatment.

Hello everybody. This is my first post here, because I felt that I should finally share a regimen that has been working very well for me. It's a combination of different strategies, not just a "wear a zip-loc baggy while sleeping and acne is cured" sort of thing.

I started getting acne at age 15. I'm 21 now and only within these past few months have I found my own true defensive way of keeping it at bay, since it's not really "curable" and only "treatable" after all. The acne at age 15 was slight, but it got cystic around age 18 thanks to overloading on soy and whey protein in the midst of my "muscle-gain-extravaganza" (I'm a guy by the way). While I was trying to get "buff" I also managed to get the worst acne I'd ever had, so I took accutane for a few months (not the full course) but ended up stopping it prematurely because of all the side effects (bones feeling weak, hairloss, chapped lips, nosebleeds constantly, etc..). Since then I still have had acne, just not cystic any longer, mainly an amount ranging from slight to moderate in severity.. I tried everything after accutane in the hopes I could find a new miracle cure that WASN'T a chemotherapy drug. And some people say "oh I've tried everything" but I really did try everything. Stopping sugar intake, going vegan for months, cutting out meat, acupuncture, putting urine on my face.. the list goes on and on..

In 2011 I realized that my diet DID impact my face. Now that might not be the case for everyone, but I tested it with certain foods (as well as the vegan lifestyle) and found many interesting reactions after several different attempts (to make sure it truly was the foods and wasn't just my acne flaring up for other reasons). Alocholic beverages, milk products, anything with soy, sugary processed junk.. So many things that I liked that were definitely making my acne stick around..

So I devised a plan that combined everything I'd learned (the hard way) into one fool-proof lifestyle... Here is my regimen, and call it crazy if you'd like, but it has cleared me up in a RADICAL way that I never thought possible:

Morning: Wash face with water and salycic acid, then apply oil-free moisturizer.
Night: Wash face with water and apply benzoyl peroxide 5%, then apply oil-free moisturizer.

Diet: Cup of carrots x2 daily, salmon/fish for lunch, raisins, rice (even rice krispies works), as much water as possible, chili with tortilla corn chips. This is what I eat every day.

Pills: Vitamin D3. Zinc.

Hormonal Strategy: I used to partake in sexual activities in one way or another every day, now I just limit that to twice a week.

Why I believe my strategy works: The diet is a little strange, but it works nicely. The carrots are HUGELY effective because they contain natural (and high) amounts of vitamin A. The salmon contains Omega-3 and Vitamin D. The raisins (though often high in sugar) are very nutritious and there are several posts on acne.org that discuss how helpful they can be against acne. Rice (via steamed rice or rice krispies) is something light in sugar and also free of wheat substances, which have been shown to cause breakouts because of the gluten content. Water (no pop or alcohol) is a given, and is great at flushing out the toxins within the body. Chili with tortilla chips is probably the unhealthy part of my day, but I'm a guy and I don't want to be a stick, plus the fact that I always use tortilla chips made with corn and not with any added flavoring probably helps a little as well. The hormonal strategy is usually what is the most difficult, but often the most important. I've done tests to see if sexual activities increased acne and sure enough, it did for me in major ways. Limiting it to only a few times a week is difficult, but has done wonders for keeping my face clear.. Basically because sexual interactions get the hormones out of control, which results in your face showcasing some nice pimples as a result. Not just sexual interactions with other people either, I'm talking about self-oriented interaction as well for those of you guys wondering.

This may sound ridiculous and stupid, but I've seen crazy results. You don't have to try this step-by-step if you don't want to, but I really think that just trying one aspect of it may help you. Adding Zinc to your regimen. Cutting out dairy products. Eating carrots twice a day. Just hoping that people will take away something from this that could prove to be helpful for them, because I know that this way of life has helped keep my acne away.